tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post6698973331762013618..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: 5 Questions for Margarita EngleAuthor Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-80452223878934620902014-04-01T14:27:34.976-04:002014-04-01T14:27:34.976-04:00Thank you Laura and Margarita for this fascinating...Thank you Laura and Margarita for this fascinating interview! Margarita's novels are so rich with history and beautifully written-- this one sounds like another winner for sure! It is going straight on to my to-read list.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-21880789745652726472014-04-01T11:56:06.368-04:002014-04-01T11:56:06.368-04:00Thanks for stopping by, Margaret and Holly. I thin...Thanks for stopping by, Margaret and Holly. I think you will both enjoy this book because both of you write from a deep sense of place. Margarita recreates the Serpent Cut and the jungles of Panama with poetic precision in The Silver People.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-31581595419569068892014-04-01T10:21:51.485-04:002014-04-01T10:21:51.485-04:00Thank you for this interview--the thoughtful and f...Thank you for this interview--the thoughtful and far-ranging questions, as well as Margarita's rich answers. I'm looking forward to reading Silver People and am especially eager to meet the voices in this story. In the interview, I loved reading Margarita's thoughts about voices she'd yet like to read re. the Panama Canal. HATBOOKS Author Holly Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16643437056887685901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-31752346349001656762014-03-31T19:05:41.127-04:002014-03-31T19:05:41.127-04:00Thanks for this interview. Margarita is so genero...Thanks for this interview. Margarita is so generous. My students love the personalized bookmarks she sent us. <br />I am going to order Silver People. Seems to be one I need in my ever growing collection.Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-9801137633609079582014-03-31T10:38:50.090-04:002014-03-31T10:38:50.090-04:00Thanks for the comment, Liz. That's great timi...Thanks for the comment, Liz. That's great timing for your daughter. The segregation was pretty shocking. I was struck by the idea that even people from the Northern U.S. fell into the practice of using skin color to define their treatment of others. I did not know anything, really, about the building of the canal before this book. I thought Margarita did a great job of telling a hopeful story against the backdrop of a pretty dark moment in U.S. history.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-70232925463673327432014-03-31T10:15:07.221-04:002014-03-31T10:15:07.221-04:00Laura,
My daughter had recently completed a school...Laura,<br />My daughter had recently completed a school assignment on the Panama canal so we both eagerly read Silver People last week. We too knew nothing about the segregation of the multinational work crew before reading the book. It was an incredible eye opener. We both especially enjoyed the multiple points of view beautifully expressed in the book. Thanks for asking Margarita so many of the questions we had in mind.Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.com